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THE BARE NECESSITIES

This autumn, the new bare look is a minimalist's dream come true. The simple lines mean that the high street version will look nearly as good as the original: only the trained eye will be able to tell fake from fabulous

Saturday 09 September 1995 23:02 BST
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Above, left: belted leather pea coat, pounds 795, with matching leather hipsters, pounds 465, both at Joseph, 26 Sloane Street, London SW1, and 77 Fulham Road, London SW3; Patrick Cox brown suede boots, pounds 265, at Patrick Cox, 8 Symons Street, London SW1.

Above, right: camel A-line wool coat, pounds 295, at APC, 124 Draycott Avenue, London SW3.

Main picture: pale blue woollen coat dress, by Gianni Versace, pounds 1,050, at Gianni Versace Boutique, 34-36 Old Bond Street, London W1 (inquiries 0171 499 1862)

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